People Management: Mastering the Art of Giving and Receiving Performance Feedback
Performance feedback is a critical component of any successful workplace. It is a tool that helps individuals and teams grow, develop, and achieve their full potential. Managers play a pivotal role in this process, as they are responsible for both giving and receiving feedback. However, providing feedback can be a […]
Learning to Learn: Perfecting Practice
https://anchor.fm/donald-ford/episodes/Learning-to-Learn-Perfecting-Practice-e1no2oh
ATD Conference Presentation: Secrets of Super Learners
For those who were unable to attend ATD 2021 in Salt Lake City, here is a copy of the presentation I made on Super Learning. I summarized the many blogs and podcasts of the past several months into a fast-paced, one hour presentation. Secrets of Super Learners ATD 2021 handout
Business Management Training Development: The Workforce Returns!
Getting Back Into the Groove With TEM’s Business Management Training Development As Business Management Training Development plans for the full reopening of their enterprises and the return of their employees, leaders will need to address the training and development needs of their workforce in order to fully recapture the performance and productivity that they enjoyed […]
2020 Mid-Year Review From Training Education Management
2020 Mid-Year Review Summary For the first time in twenty years, I am issuing a 2020 Mid-Year Review. So much has happened in just the first six months, that it feels like a year has passed since my last report in December 2019. Indeed, for too many, a lifetime has passed since then. In any […]
Needs Analysis
Before taking action, leaders need to ascertain the root cause of the problem they are facing. TEM offers custom needs analysis services that accurately define people problems, identify the root cause and offer tailored solutions. We use Performance DNA technology to systematically understand the performance issues your organization faces and identify specific courses of action […]
Job Related Testing
Is Your Job Related Testing Effective? Has your Job Related Testing been effectively compiled and constructed? A client of mine recently asked me to review a couple of tests that they use to verify the proficiency of their technical workers after training. Initially, they were concerned that some of the wording and answer choices were […]
Interview with ATD Education Manager regarding Designing Learning Certificate Program
Here’s an interview I recently did with ATD’s Amanda Smith on their Designing Learning Certificate Program. Dr. Ford has been a Facilitator of this program since 2004. https://videos.td.org/detail/videos/learning-development-podcasts/video/5306860251001/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-atd-s-designing-learning-certificate-program?autoStart=true&_ga=1.204772633.869788652.1473717819
2016 Year in Review: The Divided States of America (DSA, DSA!)
The Big Picture Globalization is under attack. It is the revenge of the Nativists. Across the world, people voted for nationalistic populists who promised to save them by erecting walls and cutting off ties with the rest of the world. Transnational corporations who have benefited the most from the global economy are the new bogeymen. […]
The Future of Training?
A colleague of mine recently asked me to contribute my views on the future of training. I thought this was a tough assignment, since I have no magic crystal ball to predict the future of anything. But as I thought about the request, several themes kept rolling around my brain. The future of training will […]